ELL ESL Archives - Make Moments Matter

I CAN Statements - What they are, how to use them, and different ways to display them in your classroom!

September 5, 2017

I Can Statements in the Music Room

Classroom Ideas

In my very first teaching job I was told that I was expected to display “I CAN” statements for my students. They were to be displayed prominently in my classroom, referred to in each lesson, and should help explain to students the goals of the lesson and the take-away skills […]

Check out this blog post for 12 different ideas to use when teaching the 12 Days of Christmas!

December 3, 2016

12 Ways to teach The 12 Days of Christmas

Lesson Ideas

I have always loved teaching the 12 Days of Christmas! There are so many fun and funny ways to make this song relevant to your kiddos and lots of great activities to go along with it. I’ve taught the 12 Days in a lot of different ways and thought I […]

April 4, 2015

Not the Easter Bunny… The Instrument Bunny!!

Lesson Ideas

If you have a rabbit puppet, this lesson is for YOU! I’ve been buying more puppets and experimenting a lot with puppet use for instruction in the classroom lately. I definitely got inspired when I recently attended a local Orff chapter workshop with Lynn Kleiner of Music Rhapsody. She uses […]

A bulletin board to promote my holiday concert!

November 28, 2014

Fiesta – Legend of the Poinsettia

Decoration

Planning for my upcoming holiday program is well on its way and my bulletin board to advertise for the concert has been up a while too. Wanted to share with you all because there are one or two fun elements that you could use for this or any other holiday bulletin […]

Use every Happy Birthday moment to teach the students theme and variation!

January 20, 2014

Happy Birthday – Teaching Theme and Variation

Lesson Ideas

I try and use all my teaching time wisely. I’ve worked really hard to get procedures in place so that I can start class right when kiddos walk in the door and keep the pace going until they’re walking out. There’s not a lot of “downtime” for me unless the kids […]

This song is a great way to teach body vocabulary and lots more with primary kids!

January 9, 2014

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes as an ELL Tool

Lesson Ideas

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes is a classic song that many, many students learn early on in life. Lots of you folks are lucky enough to have this taught at home or in your preschools so that students come in knowing the familiar tune and words. For many teachers, teaching […]